Families in Global Transition: A Conference Reflection
This article by Becky Grappo first appeared in the Families in Global Transition (FIGT) email newsletter titled "FIGT Connections" published March 18, 2015. From FIGT: "With this issue of FIGT Connections, we…
5 Tips for Surviving THE WORST ROOMMATE EVER, Part 2: The Best Friend/Roommate Tango
by Kristina Grappo, guest blogger, TCK, and recent grad. Read Part 1 here. Congratulations! You survived your freshman year roommate, and you have graduated onto sophomore status… This means parties…
So You Want to Do “Something International”?
When I talk to students about college, we naturally talk about their future career plans and goals. And not surprisingly, many Third Culture Kids or international students in my practice…
Why a Sudden Departure from Home is a Big Hairy Deal
I watch the events in Egypt unfold, my thoughts are with the thousands of expat children and families who are living in Egypt as well as their Egyptian friends and…
I’ll Be Home for Christmas But Only in the Expat’s Dreams
When Bing Crosby first crooned the lyrics, "I'll Be Home for Christmas", I wonder if he ever dreamed it would become a seasonal theme song for expats and their families…
6 Things I Learned about International Mobility, Transitions, and TCKs
Let's face it. International moves - at least the tasks involved with moving - are really never much fun. Putting your life in boxes, then shipping it around the world,…
Why Did This Educational Consultant Cry at Graduation?
The band started playing "Pomp and Circumstance" as the graduating class of 2010 processed into the gym. Coming to see the graduation of some of the students I had worked…
Teaching Locally, Thinking Globally: Helping School Educators Think about TCKs
Perhaps one of the highlights of the conference for me was the presentation by Ruth Van Reken, who co-authored the book, Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds, with the…
TCKs and Transition to University – Pre-Conference session at Families in Global Transition Conference
Day one of the Families in Global Transitions conference was as great as I expected it to be! Some of the "rock stars" in the world of working with expat…
